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This declassified satellite image of Houston, Texas was captured on 31 August 1983 by a KH-9 HEXAGON spy satellite, during mission 1218.
Each pixel covers about 88 centimeters on the ground.
The original scene is held by the USGS EarthExplorer archive (entity ID D3C1218-200447F003).
Learn more about the HEXAGON programme on the Satellite Programs page.